title: A rare desmoid tumor of the shoulder--excision, implantation of brachytherapy applicators and wound closure by pedicle musculus latissimus dorsi flap.
abstract: Desmoid tumors are non-metastatic mesenchymal tumors with an aggressive local growth. Depending on the anatomic location, morbidity varies. We report of a patient with a desmoid tumor of the right shoulder which was treated in our department by surgical excision, plastic-surgical wound closure and postoperative adjuvant radiation.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery, Burns Unit, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Lübeck, Germany. peter.stollwerck@gmail.com
authors.forename: Peter L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Stollwerck
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Namdar
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bartscher
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lange
authors.forename: Felix H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Stang
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kujath
authors.forename: Guenther
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bohlen
authors.forename: György
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kovács
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mailänder
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000601:surgery*; D009372:Neoplasms, Connective Tissue / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D012782:Shoulder / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D058106:Wound Closure Techniques